Where does “dvali” come from?

dvali (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse dvala, from Proto-Germanic dwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwel-.

dvali (Icelandic): dormancy, hibernation

Definitions

  1. dormancy, hibernation

Ancestry of “dvali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedvalato delay, put off
2Proto-Germanicdwalazconfused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwel-—

Words derived from “dvali”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dwalaz →Every word from Old Norse dvala →